TCS

■ Participants
- Commissioner KIM Yongrae, Korean Intellectual Property Officer (KIPO)
- Commissioner SHEN Changyu, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)
- Commissioner KASUTANI Toshihide, Japan Patent Office (JPO)

■ Agenda
1. Cooperation on Human Resource Development (JPO lead) - Heads Meeting of INPIT, CIPTC and IIPTI
2. Cooperation on Trademark (JPO lead) - Trademark Experts Meeting - TM Symposium (postponed to next year)
3. Cooperation on Trial and Appeal (JPO lead) - Experts Group for Trial and Appeal
4. Cooperation on Design (KIPO lead) - Design Forum (postponed to next year)
5. Future Cooperation (KIPO lead) - 10-Year Vision for Trilateral IP Cooperation - Current Cooperation with ASEAN

■ Documents
Record of Discussion of the 20th TRIPO Heads Meeting among CNIPA, JPO and KIPO

■ Participants
- Japan: Japan Patent Office (JPO),
- ROK: Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)
- China: China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)

■ Participants
- Commissioner SHEN Changyu, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)
- Commissioner MUNAKATA Naoko, Japan Patent Office (JPO)
- Commissioner PARK Won-joo, Korean Intellectual Property Officer (KIPO)

■ Agenda
1. Review of the TRIPO cooperation in 2018
- Cooperation in the field of trial and apeal
- Cooperation in the field of design
- Cooperation in the field of human resources
2. Website of TRIPO cooperation
3. TRIPO User Symposium
4. Future cooperation mechanism and operation methods
5. Activities for next year's TRIPO cooper​ation

■ Documents
Record of Discussion of the 18th TRIPO Heads Meeting among CNIPA, JPO and KIPO

■Participants
China: State Intellectual Property Office
Japan: Japan Patent Office
ROK: Korean Intellectual Property Office

■Outcome
1) Cooperation on patent examination
The three offices approved and decided to release the result of the comparative study on administrative system for dispute resolution on patent in the three countries.
2) Framework on Trilateral IP cooperation
The three offices agreed on the annual revision of the framework to promote the trilateral cooperation focusing on the priority areas.

■Participants
China: State Intellectual Property Office
Japan: Japan Patent Office
ROK: Korean Intellectual Property Office

■Outcome
1. Introduced each country’s current status in the field of Intellectual Property (IP) and had in-depth discussions on various topics for trilateral cooperation activities.
2. Shared a common view to further strengthen trilateral cooperation among the three offices considering the fact that the three countries account for 57% of the patent applications from the world.
3. Held the Japan-Korea-China IP Symposium back-to-back with the Policy Dialogue on the next day featuring presentations and a panel discussion with the participation of judges, knowledgeable experts, and government officials from the three countries to offer an opportunity to discuss the latest trends in IP protection by the administrative and judicial bodies of each country.

■Participants :
​International Intellectual Property Training Institute (IIPTI), the China Intellectual Property Training Center (CIPTC) and the National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training (INPIT)

■Participants
China: China Intellectual Property Training Center
Japan: National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training
ROK: Intellectual Property Training Institute

■Participants
China: China Intellectual Property Training Center
Japan: National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training
ROK: Intellectual Property Training Institute

■Participants
China: China Intellectual Property Training Center
Japan: National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training
ROK: Intellectual Property Training Institute

■Participants
China: State Intellectual Property Office
Japan: Japan Patent Office
ROK: Korean Intellectual Property Office

■Agenda
IP Office Exchange and Development Plans

■Outcome
1) Exchange information on the current situation and development of the automation work in each IP office
2) Discuss cooperative plans in the field of automation among the three offices based on meeting documents
3) Submit the cooperative plans discussed and agreed at JEGA meetings to the TRIPO Heads Meeting
4) Carry out any plans approved by the TRIPO Heads Meeting

■Participants
China: State Intellectual Property Office
Japan: Japan Patent Office
ROK: Korean Intellectual Property Office

■Agenda
IP Office Exchange and Development Plans

■Outcome
1) Exchange information on the current situation and development of the automation work in each IP office
2) Discuss cooperative plans in the field of automation among the three offices based on meeting documents
3) Submit the cooperative plans discussed and agreed at JEGA meetings to the TRIPO Heads Meeting
4) Carry out any plans approved by the TRIPO Heads Meeting

■Participants
China: State Intellectual Property Office
Japan: Japan Patent Office
ROK: Korean Intellectual Property Office

■Agenda
IP Office Exchange and Development Plans

■Outcome
1) Exchange information on the current situation and development of the automation work in each IP office
2) Discuss cooperative plans in the field of automation among the three offices based on meeting documents
3) Submit the cooperative plans discussed and agreed at JEGA meetings to the TRIPO Heads Meeting
4) Carry out any plans approved by the TRIPO Heads Meeting

■Participants
China: State Intellectual Property Office
Japan: Japan Patent Office
ROK: Korean Intellectual Property Office

■Agenda
IP Office Exchange and Development Plans

■Outcome
1) Exchange information on the current situation and development of the automation work in each IP office
2) Discuss cooperative plans in the field of automation among the three offices based on meeting documents
3) Submit the cooperative plans discussed and agreed at JEGA meetings to the TRIPO Heads Meeting
4) Carry out any plans approved by the TRIPO Heads Meeting

■Participants
China: State Intellectual Property Office
Japan: Japan Patent Office
ROK: Korean Intellectual Property Office

■Agenda
IP Office Exchange and Development Plans

■Outcome
1) Exchange information on the current situation and development of the automation work in each IP office
2) Discuss cooperative plans in the field of automation among the three offices based on meeting documents
3) Submit the cooperative plans discussed and agreed at JEGA meetings to the TRIPO Heads Meeting
4) Carry out any plans approved by the TRIPO Heads Meeting

■Participants
• China: Ministry of the General Administration of Customs
• Japan: Ministry of Finance
• ROK: Korea Customs Service

■Participants
China: Ministry of the General Administration of Customs
Japan: Ministry of Finance
ROK: Korea Customs Service

■Agenda
1. Conducted a joint operation based on the Fake Zero Projects among Shanghai Customs, Tokyo Customs and Incheon Customs.
2. Intensified their surveillance and inspection on IPR infringement.

■Participants
China: Ministry of the General Administration of Customs
Japan: Ministry of Finance
ROK: Korea Customs Service

■Agenda
1. Revised and adopted the Action Plan of the Tripartite Customs Cooperation.
2. Joint operations will be conducted twice a year before the 6th IPR working group in 2012, according to the revised Action Plan.

■Participants
China: Ministry of the General Administration of Customs
Japan: Ministry of Finance
ROK: Korea Customs Service

■Participants
China: State Intellectual Property Office
Japan: Japan Patent Office
ROK: Korean Intellectual Property Office

■Agenda
Comparative research with case studies on Patent Examination standards and law

■Participants
China: State Intellectual Property Office
Japan: Japan Patent Office
ROK: Korean Intellectual Property Office

■Agenda
Comparative research with case studies on Patent Examination standards and law

■Participants
China: State Intellectual Property Office
Japan: Japan Patent Office
ROK: Korean Intellectual Property Office

■Agenda
Comparative research with case studies on Patent Examination standards and law

■Participants
China: State Intellectual Property Office
Japan: Japan Patent Office
ROK: Korean Intellectual Property Office

■Agenda
Comparative research with case studies on Patent Examination standards and law

■Participants
China: State Intellectual Property Office
Japan: Japan Patent Office
ROK: Korean Intellectual Property Office

■Agenda
Comparative research with case studies on Patent Examination standards and law

Participants
- Japan : Japan Patent Office (JPO),
- ROK : Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)
- China : China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)

​​Commissioners and staffs of KIPO, CNIPA and JPO.

Audiences participated through online.

■ Agenda
•​​Latest trends in administrative and judicial protection system of IP

■ Participants
• China: National Intellectual Property Administration, PRC
• Japan: Japan Patent Office
• ROK: Korea Intellectual Property Office

■ Participants
• China: National Intellectual Property Administration, PRC
• Japan: Japan Patent Office
• ROK: Korea Intellectual Property Office

■ Agenda
Experts from CJK countries did presentations and discussion about IPR strategy towards 4th industrial revolution

■ Participants
• China: National Intellectual Property Administration, PRC
• Japan: Japan Patent Office
• ROK: Korea Intellectual Property Office

■ Agenda
Experts from CJK countries did presentations and discussion about the latest trends in IP protection by the administrative and judicial bodies of each country.

■Participants
​​​representative from IP offices of China, Japan, and ROK and experts

■Participants
​​IP offices of China, Japan, and the ROK and executive managers working at global companies of the three countries
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■Agenda
​​Future of Design Management and Design Protection System

■Participants
•China: State Intellectual Property Office
•Japan: Japan Patent Office
•ROK: Korean Intellectual Property Office

■Agenda
​Under the theme of “Legal protection of Character Designs,” representatives from IP offices of China, Japan, and the ROK and experts from private sectors of the three countries exchanged the view on the intellectual property of character designs.